Bidens macroptera, or adey abeba, is a flowering plant native to Ethiopia.[1] In Ethiopia, adey abeba symbolizes the end of the rainy season and the start of Spring (ፀደይ). It also indicates the end of a year and the beginning of a new one. For Ethiopian New Year (Enkutatash), a group of young girls sing the traditional new year song Abebayehosh (አበባየሁሽ) and give adey abeba to their parents and loved ones as a symbol of luck and blessing for the new year.
| Bidens macroptera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Bidens |
| Species: | B. macroptera
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| Binomial name | |
| Bidens macroptera (Sch.Bip. ex Chiov.) Mesfin
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Symbol
editThe flower adey abeba symbolizes not only the end of the rainy season and the start of summer but also indicates the end of a year and the beginning of a new one. it only blossoms in August and stays for two months. It's a small flower with 8 yellow petals.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Adey Abeba articles - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
- ^ "Ethiopian New Year, Enkutatash, Adey Abeba Flower". www.pleasureethiopia.com. 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2023-10-06.